Terrance Ferguson — Under Armour

Kris Stone, Under Armour’s Sr. Director of Global Sports Marketing, spoke about why the company signed Ferguson in 2016 (via Nice Kicks):

“Terrance is one of those rare, electrifying athletes who plays the game high above the rim with tremendous playmaking skills. The intensity that he brings to the game is something that you don’t find every day in a player his age.”

Ferguson, like Under Armour client Emmanuel Mudiay, played overseas rather than attending college last year.

Markelle Fultz — Nike

“I went through the process with all of the companies. All of the brands did a great job. When I went to Nike with my mom and sister, they had a lot of pictures of me around campus, which was pretty cool. Nike is one of the brands that I’ve been with for a long time, so I had some favoritism going that way. It was something that I felt was best for me and my family.”

The Sixers rookie joins teammate Ben Simmons as back-to-back players to sign with Nike as the No. 1 overall pick.

Harry Giles — Nike

Giles had an interesting road to sign his endorsement deal with Nike. Once considered a projected No. 1 overall pick, he played just 11.5 minutes per game during his sole season in college as he recovered from injury,

Bryan Kalbrosky

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